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1 Samuel 18:3

DavidJonathan
FriendshipCovenant and promisesFaithfulness and loyaltyLove for others

1 After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.

2 And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.

Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.

4 And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.

5 So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.

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BSB
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
KJV
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
WEB
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
ASV
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
DARBY
And Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
BLB
And cut Jonathan and David a covenant, in his love for him as his own soul.
ÅB
Og Jonatan gjorde en pakt med David, fordi han hadde ham kjær som sitt eget liv.
OTB
Da inngikk Jonatan en pakt med David, og han var hengiven til ham; som til sin egen sjel.
B1930
Og Jonatan gjorde en pakt med David, fordi han hadde ham kjær som sitt eget liv.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:42

    And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:8–17

    Therefore deal faithfully with your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”

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  • 2 Samuel 21:7

    Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

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  • 2 Samuel 9:1–3

    Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”

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  • 1 Samuel 23:18

    So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.

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